Bracelet



y.lume 22 1926. 1,589,728

H. WACHENHEIMER BRACELET Filed July 1, 1925 v I N V EN TOR. brow/:y Maen/hwk? er.

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of the spring 17 may rest and this member is also provided with a cross bar 18 which extends between the pivot ears 14.

The connector member 19 is preferably formed of sheet stock first blanked out into the shape illustrated in Figure 2. with a lip 2O at one end to form the hook and an opening 21 through its face. This blank is folded substantially into band or loop shape, as illustrated in Figure 3, having a broad bottom plate 22 and a top plate 23 slotted at 21, one end 24 of this band being 'folded preferably into hook shape having a tongue or lip member adapted to be hooked over the pin 1S of the next adjacent member 10 when vthe bottom plate 22 is depressed to .permit such hooking and unhooking actions.

In assembling the parte, l formthe guide member into the shape illustrated in Figure 5, and the Iconnecting member in the shape illustrated in Figure I then place the coiled spring 17 sidewise into the connecting member, and then place this connecting member into thev guide member and bend up the abutment lug 16 into the slot 21 of the connecting member to serve as an abutment for the'end 27 of the spring while the end 28 thereof presses against the end 29 of the Aconnecting member. I next assemble these links by simply snapping the hook of the connecting member of one link' over the connecting bar 18 of the guide member of the next adjacent link by which simple action the links are detachably connected together.

It will be noted that when the link members are in contracted position such as is illustrated in Figures 7 and 9, that the spring 17 prevents the inward bending of the bottom plate 22 of the connecting member thus effectuallyy preventing the disengagement of the link members when they are in contracted position, such disconnecting-action necessitating that these members be first extended into the position illustrated in Figures G and 8, in which position this plate 22 may be bent inwardly, as illustrated in Figure 10, and also in dotted lines in Figure 8.

By the inserting of the connecting pin 18 through the earsv 14 of the side walls of the link and hooking the connecting member of the nextadjacent link thereinto, a very flexible pivot joint is provided.

, My improved bracelet isfvery simple and practical and yetinexpensive to construct, it is also strong and durable and by providing a broad extending front rface it readily'lends itself to receive a high degree of ornamentation which may render it very handsome and attractive in appearance.

The foregoing description i is directed solely towards theeconstruction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A bracelet structure comprising a series of extendible links, each having a guide member formed of sheet stock and folded to provide a broad top wall and side walls, and a connector member slidable in said guide member and having a correspondingly broad top wall with a hook at one end by which it engages a portion carried by the guide member of the next adjacent link, said hook being manually detachable therefrom.

2. A bracelet structure comprising a series of extendible links, each having a guide member folded from sheet stock to provide a broad front face with rearwardly extending side wall having inturned flanges, a broad band connector member with a corresponding top wall formed in hook shape with a closing tongue and slidably mounted in said guide member between said face and flanges and adapted to be readily hooked into engagement with portions carried by the guide member of the next link, a'spring acting between said members to press them into contracted relation, said spring serving to prevent the movement of the hook closing tongue when the links are in contracted relation.

3. A bracelet structure comprising a series of extendible links, each having a guide member with a broad front plate and rearwardly extending side walls, a connecting pin extending between said side walls, and a correspondingly broad faced spring pressed connector member slidably mounted between the side walls of said guide member and having its broad face parallel to said front plate, a hook at one end of said connector engaging the connector pin of the guide member of the next link, a manually movable tongue for closing said hook whereby said members are detachably connected to gether.

4. A bracelet structure comprising a series of extendible links, each having a guide member formed of sheet' stock folded to form a broad front face with rearwardlyextending side walls, a connector pin extending laterally between said side walls, connector member .formed of sheet stock folded into band shape to slide between said side walls of the guide member and having one wall slotted and having a hook at one end releasably vengaging the pin of the next adjacent guide member, an abutment on said guide member extending through said slot, and a spring acting between said con-- nector member and abutment to normally retain said link members in contractedposition.

weaves 5. A bracelet structure comprising a se ries of extendible links, each having a guide member formed of sheet stock with a broad front face and rearwardly-extending side walls, a connector pin extending laterally between said walls, a connector member formed of sheet stock folded into` band shape to slide between said side walls'o'f the guide member and having one wall slotn ted and having a hook at one end releasebly engaging the pin of the next adjacent guide member, an abutment on said guide member extending through said slot, and a spring acting between said connector membei and abutment to normally retain said link members in Contracted position, said spring also serving to prevent the diseon lie-ating of the link members except when in extended position.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature, 

